Larry Virgil Keyes
August 4, 1942 — March 23, 2015
Larry Virgil Keyes Sr., 72, of Center Point, Iowa, passed away on Monday, March 23, 2015, at Dennis and Donna Oldorf Hospice House, Hiawatha. Services will be Held at 10:30 am on Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 at Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Center Point. The family will greet friends following the service at Larry’s home.
Larry was born on August 4, 1942 in Urbana, Iowa, the son of Virgil & Bernice (Andrews) Matheny. He attended Jefferson High School. Larry married Joyce Ann Curtis on January 21, 1967, and began their life together in Center Point. He worked at Cryovac for 18 years before the couple moved to California in 1984 to start their own business, American Leak Detection. They sold the business in 2005 to move back to Center Point after Larry suffered a stroke.
Larry enjoyed trains, wildlife, raising sheep and cattle and watching his idol, John Wayne, but his love was being with his grandchildren.
Larry is survived by his mother, Bernice Keyes of Des Moines; son, Larry Keyes, Jr of Center Point; daughter, Teri (Scott) Eckman of Clovis, California; two grandsons, Patrick William and Preston Jack Eckman; and brother, Dwight Keyes.
Larry was preceded by his wife, Joyce Ann Keyes who passed on December 17, 2012; son, William “Billy” Keyes; father, Virgil Matheny; step-father, Clem Keyes; and infant brother, Darrell Keyes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the CPU Athletic Department Foundation.
Larry was born on August 4, 1942 in Urbana, Iowa, the son of Virgil & Bernice (Andrews) Matheny. He attended Jefferson High School. Larry married Joyce Ann Curtis on January 21, 1967, and began their life together in Center Point. He worked at Cryovac for 18 years before the couple moved to California in 1984 to start their own business, American Leak Detection. They sold the business in 2005 to move back to Center Point after Larry suffered a stroke.
Larry enjoyed trains, wildlife, raising sheep and cattle and watching his idol, John Wayne, but his love was being with his grandchildren.
Larry is survived by his mother, Bernice Keyes of Des Moines; son, Larry Keyes, Jr of Center Point; daughter, Teri (Scott) Eckman of Clovis, California; two grandsons, Patrick William and Preston Jack Eckman; and brother, Dwight Keyes.
Larry was preceded by his wife, Joyce Ann Keyes who passed on December 17, 2012; son, William “Billy” Keyes; father, Virgil Matheny; step-father, Clem Keyes; and infant brother, Darrell Keyes.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the CPU Athletic Department Foundation.
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